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Active Music-Based Intervention in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Does Active Music-Based Intervention Alter Cognitive Function, Sensitivity to Stimuli, Pain Catastrophizing and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain?
Who can join
Ages 18 to 65 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * adults 18-65 years of age * have chronic low back pain (CLBP) primarily in the L4-5 area. The CLBP is defined as a back pain problem that has persisted at least 3 months and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if their low back pain (LBP) is due to a non-musculoskeletal origin or they have any medical conditions that may affect the results: * Previous back surgery * Systemic arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis). * Fracture of thoracic and lumbar spine, pelvis * Infection * Tumor * Traumatic brain injury * Stroke * Seizures/epilepsy * Any other neurological disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, - Parkinson's) * Circulation/vascular problems (e.g., Raynaud's) * Cancer * Uncontrolled diabetes/high blood sugar * Currently pregnant
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if active music-based intervention works to treat patients with chronic low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Does active music-based intervention improve cognitive function? 2. Does active music -based intervention improve sensitivity to stimuli? 3. Does active music-based intervention improve pain catastrophizing behavior? 4. Does active music-based intervention improve quality of life?
Participant will visit the clinic for 5 sessions of assessments and active music-based intervention over 2 weeks. On the first visit, it will take each participant 45 minutes to complete the pre-intervention assessments followed by a 45-minute active music-based intervention. The active music-based intervention will last about an hour for the remaining 4 visits. On the 5th or last visit, after the one-hour intervention, it will take another 30 minutes for each participant to complete the post-intervention assessments.
What is being tested
- Active music-based intervention (procedure)
Sponsor: Sharon Wang-Price · Participants: 40 · Started: Aug 7, 2025
Contact the study team
- Sharon Wang-Price, PhD · Phone: 1 214-689-7725
- Della Molloy-Daugherty, PhD · Phone: 1 940-898-2491
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06940063
Locations in the U.S.
| Texas | Texas Woman's University, Department of Music, Denton |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.